Alison Belsham
@alisonbelsham.bsky.social
Crime writer under duress
Edinburgh's the best place for book events.
Here's what's coming up over the next few weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/winters-here
Here's what's coming up over the next few weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/winters-here
Winter's here
Time to curl up inside with a good book
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November 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Edinburgh's the best place for book events.
Here's what's coming up over the next few weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/winters-here
Here's what's coming up over the next few weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/winters-here
My alter ego has been busy and there's news...
Coming in January and available for pre-order now, #Winterbourne is my first gothic novel.
Inside a grand library lies an unspeakable secret...
Huge thanks to Black & White Publishing who are bringing this into the world!
Inside a grand library lies an unspeakable secret...
Huge thanks to Black & White Publishing who are bringing this into the world!
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My alter ego has been busy and there's news...
Reposted by Alison Belsham
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie says thanks to our dedicated booksellers - where would we be without them?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/what-your-...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/what-your-...
What your local bookshop does for you
Let's give them a shout out
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie says thanks to our dedicated booksellers - where would we be without them?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/what-your-...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/what-your-...
Reposted by Alison Belsham
Visit your local library, pick up the book you’ve been meaning to start. Put your phone down and read more books. Thick ones. Difficult ones. Short stories. Not because it’s trendy, not because someone told you to, but because your mind deserves it.
#booksky #libraries
#booksky #libraries
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Visit your local library, pick up the book you’ve been meaning to start. Put your phone down and read more books. Thick ones. Difficult ones. Short stories. Not because it’s trendy, not because someone told you to, but because your mind deserves it.
#booksky #libraries
#booksky #libraries
Edinburgh sky just now 💖
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Edinburgh sky just now 💖
My latest update on Edinburgh book events has just dropped - and there are definitely some events you won't want to miss...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/books-make...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/books-make...
Books make the best gifts
For yourself or someone else!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My latest update on Edinburgh book events has just dropped - and there are definitely some events you won't want to miss...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/books-make...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/books-make...
@samhollandbooks.bsky.social - spotted in a bookshop in Prague this week!
November 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@samhollandbooks.bsky.social - spotted in a bookshop in Prague this week!
This week's Edinburgh Shelfie has details of an upcoming event with George Saunders!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
This week's a two-for!
(That's two weeks for the price of one)
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October 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This week's Edinburgh Shelfie has details of an upcoming event with George Saunders!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
Have you checked out this week's Edinburgh Shelfie yet?
There are nearly 30 book events in Edinburgh over the coming week.
Which one will you choose?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/how-will-y...
There are nearly 30 book events in Edinburgh over the coming week.
Which one will you choose?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/how-will-y...
How will you choose...
...from nearly 30 book events this week?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Have you checked out this week's Edinburgh Shelfie yet?
There are nearly 30 book events in Edinburgh over the coming week.
Which one will you choose?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/how-will-y...
There are nearly 30 book events in Edinburgh over the coming week.
Which one will you choose?
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/how-will-y...
Came home from my travels to find fabulous book post.
Many thanks to @antoniagrave.bsky.social and Avon Books UK - I can't wait to get stuck into it.
Many thanks to @antoniagrave.bsky.social and Avon Books UK - I can't wait to get stuck into it.
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Came home from my travels to find fabulous book post.
Many thanks to @antoniagrave.bsky.social and Avon Books UK - I can't wait to get stuck into it.
Many thanks to @antoniagrave.bsky.social and Avon Books UK - I can't wait to get stuck into it.
Authors, I'm putting together this week's Edinburgh Shelfie, so please let me know of any upcoming events you have in Edinburgh.
a woman in a library with a tote bag that says ' nlg ' on it
Alt: a woman in a library pulls books from the shelves
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October 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Authors, I'm putting together this week's Edinburgh Shelfie, so please let me know of any upcoming events you have in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Shelfie readers - new event alert!
Toppings will be hosting Lee Child and Andrew Child on 22 November.
This one is going to sell out fast, so get your tickets now.
www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
Toppings will be hosting Lee Child and Andrew Child on 22 November.
This one is going to sell out fast, so get your tickets now.
www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
Lee and Andrew Child for 'Exit Strategy' at St Cuthbert's Church
www.toppingbooks.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh Shelfie readers - new event alert!
Toppings will be hosting Lee Child and Andrew Child on 22 November.
This one is going to sell out fast, so get your tickets now.
www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
Toppings will be hosting Lee Child and Andrew Child on 22 November.
This one is going to sell out fast, so get your tickets now.
www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
The latest Edinburgh Shelfie is out now, and there's a huge line up of fabulous book events to choose from.
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
Super Thursday?
Apparently it's rolling this year...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The latest Edinburgh Shelfie is out now, and there's a huge line up of fabulous book events to choose from.
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
Authors - remember to let me know about any book events you have scheduled in Edinburgh, so I can add them to the Edinburgh Shelfie.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
Edinburgh Shelfie | Alison Belsham | Substack
Weekly listings of book events taking place in and around Edinburgh. Click to read Edinburgh Shelfie, by Alison Belsham, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Authors - remember to let me know about any book events you have scheduled in Edinburgh, so I can add them to the Edinburgh Shelfie.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie focuses on events tied to cookbooks - as the weather gets cold, we all need warming, delicious comfort food.
Plus, there’s a new specialist cookbook shop coming to Edinburgh (or should that be cook bookshop?) this autumn.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/everyone-l...
Plus, there’s a new specialist cookbook shop coming to Edinburgh (or should that be cook bookshop?) this autumn.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/everyone-l...
Everyone loves a cookbook
And a cookbook event
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October 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie focuses on events tied to cookbooks - as the weather gets cold, we all need warming, delicious comfort food.
Plus, there’s a new specialist cookbook shop coming to Edinburgh (or should that be cook bookshop?) this autumn.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/everyone-l...
Plus, there’s a new specialist cookbook shop coming to Edinburgh (or should that be cook bookshop?) this autumn.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/everyone-l...
The latest edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie is out now.
Find your perfect book event in the coming week.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/the-maths-...
Find your perfect book event in the coming week.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/the-maths-...
The maths is easy...
Edinburgh + books = heaven
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The latest edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie is out now.
Find your perfect book event in the coming week.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/the-maths-...
Find your perfect book event in the coming week.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/the-maths-...
Reposted by Alison Belsham
Even Gargoyles read.
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Even Gargoyles read.
This week’s Shelfie has just gone out.
If you’re in Edinburgh, your diary just got busier!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/another-we...
If you’re in Edinburgh, your diary just got busier!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/another-we...
Another week, another book launch
Or two. Or three. Or as many as you have time for.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This week’s Shelfie has just gone out.
If you’re in Edinburgh, your diary just got busier!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/another-we...
If you’re in Edinburgh, your diary just got busier!
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/another-we...
Authors, do you have a book event scheduled in Edinburgh any time soon?
Let me know and I'll add it to the list that goes out weekly in the edinburghshelfie.substack.com
Let me know and I'll add it to the list that goes out weekly in the edinburghshelfie.substack.com
Edinburgh Shelfie | Alison Belsham | Substack
Weekly listings of book events taking place in and around Edinburgh. Click to read Edinburgh Shelfie, by Alison Belsham, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Authors, do you have a book event scheduled in Edinburgh any time soon?
Let me know and I'll add it to the list that goes out weekly in the edinburghshelfie.substack.com
Let me know and I'll add it to the list that goes out weekly in the edinburghshelfie.substack.com
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
It's start-the-next-novel day and I've written the first 116 words, and now I'm off, there's no stopping me till I reach the end.
It's start-the-next-novel day and I've written the first 116 words, and now I'm off, there's no stopping me till I reach the end.
a man in a striped shirt is covering his ears with his hand
Alt: a man in a striped shirt is covering his ears with his hand and spinning round and round
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September 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
It's start-the-next-novel day and I've written the first 116 words, and now I'm off, there's no stopping me till I reach the end.
It's start-the-next-novel day and I've written the first 116 words, and now I'm off, there's no stopping me till I reach the end.
A new edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie has just gone live. What better way to spend a drab Sunday afternoon than choosing brilliant book events to go to.
Check it out here: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/all-good-b...
Subscribing for free to get it every week.
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Subscribing for free to get it every week.
All good books come to Edinburgh
Check out who's in town this week
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September 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A new edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie has just gone live. What better way to spend a drab Sunday afternoon than choosing brilliant book events to go to.
Check it out here: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/all-good-b...
Subscribing for free to get it every week.
Check it out here: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/all-good-b...
Subscribing for free to get it every week.
😭😭😭 Covid means I'm missing @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for the first time ever.
Consoling myself at home with somewhat suitable reading, thanks to lovely book post from Jody Cooksley.
Consoling myself at home with somewhat suitable reading, thanks to lovely book post from Jody Cooksley.
September 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
😭😭😭 Covid means I'm missing @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for the first time ever.
Consoling myself at home with somewhat suitable reading, thanks to lovely book post from Jody Cooksley.
Consoling myself at home with somewhat suitable reading, thanks to lovely book post from Jody Cooksley.
This week's Edinburgh Shelfie is out with details of all the best book events across the city.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/who-will-y...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/who-will-y...
Who will you go to see this week?
As usual, Edinburgh is spoilt for choice...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This week's Edinburgh Shelfie is out with details of all the best book events across the city.
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/who-will-y...
edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/who-will-y...
Hopefully an indication of better weather to come 😂
September 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hopefully an indication of better weather to come 😂